Daily Work Log: 2026-05-25

📋 Session Overview

This session focused on implementing the advanced Thin Client Infrastructure (TCI) IDE Orchestration & Callback system, aligning Antigravity repository ignore rules under declarative Nix control, and flattening the vault structure to minimize RAG discovery friction.

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🚀 Key Accomplishments

1. TCI IDE Orchestration & Callback System

• The Problem: In our Thin Client Infrastructure (TCI) setup where the remote Desktop (Box/Engine) holds workspace files and the Laptop (Book/Interface) acts as the control surface, running the ide command over SSH on the Desktop attempted to launch the GUI on the remote Desktop’s monitor.
• The Solution (The Callback Mechanism): Implemented a high-efficiency “Pulse and Listener” bridge:
  1. The Invisible Wire (SSH Tunnel): Updated the box SSH alias to establish a secure reverse port-forward tunnel:

     alias box='ssh -R 9999:localhost:9999 box'

  2. The Pulse (Desktop Function): Created an ide function on the Desktop that detects the SSH session and sends the current path back through the tunnel:

     function ide() {
         if [ -n "$SSH_CONNECTION" ]; then
             echo "$(pwd)" | socat - TCP:localhost:9999
         else
             # Local launch logic...
         fi
     }

  3. The Listener (Laptop Script): Deployed a background listener script (tci-ide-handler.sh) on the Laptop that listens on port 9999 and opens the local IDE targeting the remote host:

     socat TCP-LISTEN:9999,reuseaddr,fork EXEC:"xargs -I {} antigravity --remote ssh-remote+box {}"

• Results: Seamless, zero-latency flow. Typing ide on the remote server instantly opens the project locally on the laptop with full role awareness.

2. Antigravity Alignment & Nix Migration

• Centralized Ignores: Created ~/dotfiles/configs/ai-ignores/ as the single source of truth for all AI agents.
• Nix Declarative Management: Updated home.nix to manage ~/.geminiignore, ~/.antigravityignore, ~/.cursorignore, ~/.clineignore, and ~/.claudeignore.
• Discovery Shielding: Added *.skill to the AGY ignore list to prevent scanning legacy binary bundles.
• Vault Optimization (The Flattening):
  • Moved all notes from /engineering/plans/ and /engineering/specs/ to the root of /engineering/ (later consolidated to Daily Notes/).
  • Consolidated legacy /notes/journal/ entries into /Daily Notes/.
  • Verified all “Capture Buffers” are high-level for optimized semantic search.
• Discovery Repair: Re-linked 00_core/vault/skills to the active 00_core/skills directory and audited all SKILL.md metadata for AGY compliance.